Patrolman William A. Jackson portrait   Save
Ohio History Connection
Description: Portrait of William A. Jackson, a patrolman born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1860, who was appointed to the Lima (Ohio) Police Department in 1891. The first first African American officer appointed to the police force in Lima, Jackson retired in 1895 and reappointed in 1898. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: 352_2L626h_Jackson
Subjects: African American Ohioans; Law enforcement; Police officers; City employees
Places: Lima (Ohio); Allen County (Ohio)